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One of my favorite hobbies...Alright my definite favorite hobby is comparing vocalists on popular music pieces to see which one I think translates the music better for me at least.
Recently I was most grateful to have Hellbilly's help on the comparison of Merry Clayton Versus LIsa Fischer ( I don't even like to use the word Versus it's not the right one but for lack of a better one) on the long enduring counter culture piece GIMME SHELTER... where the female vocalist basically contributes the most important sounds in the piece.
After some thoughtful back and forth we decided on Merry Clayton....but had to admit tha Lisa Fischer is also just amazing!
For the past two weeks I have been going back an forth between Caruso remastered and Gigli.....notably two of the greatest ever who can both hold the GOAT title....but still....I wanted to see which one interpreted the music for me in a way that I preferred....this doesn't mean better by any means but each person has a certain quality that they look for in a music or vocal piece.
Now Caruso I think was dead before Gigli began his career so I had to select a piece that I consider to be second grade for voice comparison. I wish Caruso had been around to do Nessun Dorma....something tells me he would have defined it once and for all time...but alas it was not composed before his demise.
Having said that I selected what I considered to be a fairly versatile piece Una furtiva Lagrima.... ( A furtive tear) because it requires range, depth and massive lung power in some places to complete the notes and so here we go:
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Recently I was most grateful to have Hellbilly's help on the comparison of Merry Clayton Versus LIsa Fischer ( I don't even like to use the word Versus it's not the right one but for lack of a better one) on the long enduring counter culture piece GIMME SHELTER... where the female vocalist basically contributes the most important sounds in the piece.
After some thoughtful back and forth we decided on Merry Clayton....but had to admit tha Lisa Fischer is also just amazing!
Ok I need help....Lisa Fischer or Merry Clayton?
Arguably, one of the most important pieces of counter culture music in the last century was the work by The rolling Stones GIMME SHELTER. It's fair to say that it has reached iconic levels as a part of look back history in the turmoil ridden 60s 70s and 80s. There are several versions of the...
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For the past two weeks I have been going back an forth between Caruso remastered and Gigli.....notably two of the greatest ever who can both hold the GOAT title....but still....I wanted to see which one interpreted the music for me in a way that I preferred....this doesn't mean better by any means but each person has a certain quality that they look for in a music or vocal piece.
Now Caruso I think was dead before Gigli began his career so I had to select a piece that I consider to be second grade for voice comparison. I wish Caruso had been around to do Nessun Dorma....something tells me he would have defined it once and for all time...but alas it was not composed before his demise.
Having said that I selected what I considered to be a fairly versatile piece Una furtiva Lagrima.... ( A furtive tear) because it requires range, depth and massive lung power in some places to complete the notes and so here we go:
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